Jackson barely looked at Rosie, just gave her a cold, hard shove away with his foot.
“Don’t ask me for help. I’m barely keeping myself afloat as it is. I really can’t do anything for you. If you want to beg, go beg Lydia. Maybe she’ll go easy on you.”
Rosie stared at him in disbelief, tears streaking down her face. She never thought Jackson could be this heartless. And what was he saying? Go beg Lydia? She’d rather die than grovel in front of that bitch.
Mandy’s heart twisted at the sight of her daughter being treated so harshly. No matter what, Rosie was still her child. She hurried over, gently lifting Rosie off the floor. Glancing at Jackson’s cold expression and at Mr. and Mrs. Hydes who wouldn’t even look their way, Mandy swallowed her pride.
“Dad, Mom, Jackson, I’m sorry. Rosie was out of line this time. We’ll take her home and figure something out. We won’t drag the Hydes family into this mess.”
Mandy knew better than anyone that the Gibson family relied completely on the Hydes. If this got the Hydes in trouble, the Gibsons would go down with them, maybe even harder. It was smarter to keep the Hydes out of it. This whole thing really had nothing to do with them anyway. As long as Jackson stayed clear, maybe her family could get back on their feet someday with the Hydes’ help.
Jackson didn’t even bother to look at them as they left.
Mrs. Hydes let out a heavy sigh. She still saw Mandy as the same sensible girl she’d always known. “Mandy, it’s not that we don’t want to help you. You know Jackson’s situation, he really can’t do anything.”
Mandy nodded, her voice steady. “I understand, Mom. We’ll go now. Please take care of yourselves.”

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